When negotiations initiated by Schartiger to end the Agreement and move Weaver into an employee status were resisted by Weaver, Schartiger unilaterally terminated the Agreement, and Weaver filed suit.The judge found that, under Maryland law, an employment contract without a stated duration is at will, terminable by either party, and thus Weaver's request for a declaratory judgment that the Agreement was not terminable must fail.Likewise,… [read post]

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